American Football
China Arena Football League signs media partner ahead of debut season
China Arena Football League, the country’s first professional American football league, has struck a rights partnership with online video platform iQIYI ahead of its debut season.
BAMTech approached to support Twitter’s NFL coverage
BAMTech, the video technology business of MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media arm of Major League Baseball, has been approached by Twitter to support the social media platform’s coverage of the NFL American football league, according to the Wall Street Journal newspaper.
Fox Sports Latin America renews NFL rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America has extended a rights deal for the NFL American football league.
NFL and Dish end carriage dispute
The National Football League’s NFL Network cable-television channel and NFL Red Zone game-day service have returned to the schedules of US pay-television provider Dish Network after the two parties agreed a fresh carriage deal.
NFL extends and expands Snapchat partnership
American football league the NFL has signed a multi-year extension to its partnership with social media platform Snapchat.
South Dakota State extends multimedia rights partnership
US regional sports broadcaster Midco Sports Network has extended its multimedia rights partnership with the athletics department of South Dakota State University.
NFL Network broadens reach with PlayStation Vue deal
American football league the NFL has brokered a deal for PlayStation Vue, the internet television service owned and operated by consumer electronics firm Sony, to carry its NFL Network cable-television channel and NFL RedZone game-day service.
NFL and Econet sign rights deal for sub-Saharan Africa
Telecommunications firm Econet Media has agreed a deal for its Kwesé Sports pay-television startup to become the exclusive linear television broadcaster of content from American football league the NFL in a number of countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
China Arena Football League partners with HUPU ahead of debut season
The China Arena Football League has entered into a multi-faceted partnership with sports media, marketing and event management company HUPU ahead of the American football competition’s debut season.
NFL’s Ravens extend with local rights partner
WBAL, a regional affiliate of US media group NBCUniversal, has extended a local rights deal with NFL American football franchise the Baltimore Ravens.
NFL’s 49ers broker Fox Sports deal for Foster Farms Bowl
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has agreed a four-year broadcast partnership to cover post-season college American football game the Foster Farms Bowl.
ESPN International scores extension to NFL rights in Latin America
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN International has agreed a four-season extension to its rights deal with the NFL American football league in Spanish-speaking Latin America.
NFL rights holders dropped from antitrust lawsuit
US networks CBS, Fox and NBC, along with sports broadcaster ESPN, have been dropped from an antitrust lawsuit claiming collusion in the means that rights deals have been established for the NFL American football league.
Twitter seeking up to $8m for NFL advertising packages – report
Social media company Twitter is seeking up to $8m (€7.2m) for advertising packages as part of its live streaming of games from the upcoming season of American football league the NFL, according to the Digiday.com website.
Chiefs to broadcast games in St. Louis after Rams exit
NFL American football team the Kansas City Chiefs has said it will broadcast its preseason games in St. Louis this year after the city lost its franchise to Los Angeles.
MSG Networks snatches Sabres extension
The parent company of North American NHL ice hockey franchise the Buffalo Sabres has signed a multi-year extension to its local rights deal with MSG Networks, the pay-television channel owned by Madison Square Garden Company.
Dish drops NFL Network and Red Zone services
US pay-television provider Dish Network has dropped carriage of the National Football League’s NFL Network cable-television channel and NFL Red Zone game-day service.
Los Angeles Rams secure local rights deal with CBS affiliate
NFL American football team the Los Angeles Rams has secured a multi-year local rights deal with KCBS-TV/CBS 2, a regional television channel operated by US network CBS.